creaive-36107
What a wonderful movie. It said exactly what it needed to say, showing how the unredeemed need redemption, how the conflicted need to connect with the great power of God to resolve their conflicts. It artfully introduces enough "movie stuff" (like a semblance of a plot) to make you forget (for a moment or two) that you are being proselytized. All sorts of wholesome relationships are presented, including a breast-feeding mom handing her infant to guy in a baseball cap. What could be more Fantasy-Christian-America than this? Especially when women introduce themselves to other men as so-and-so's wife! Perfect!
jrneptune
Everything I was seeing told me to expect another feel good preachy movie. Where folks have an obstacle and overcome it with faith.It was so much more than that and a great and inspiring message for all of humanity. There indeed obstacles, many major ones. How those obstacles are faced and overcome and how they change people and their community was worth the watch and even worthy of a movie ticket in my opinion.If you have not seen it please do.
David White (dawh1)
I loved the movie. It was very inspiring, all the more so because apparently it really happened, or most of it did. However, I am an Episcopalian, and I know that some of what was depicted couldn't really happen the way it was presented.A diocese can't balance its budget by the resignation of the bishop and the use of his salary for some other purpose. A diocese has to have a bishop. The definition of a diocese is the jurisdiction of a bishop. If the bishop resigns, there has to be an election of a replacement bishop.Secondly, the Bishop of Tennessee can't appoint a priest in his diocese to a position at St. Thomas, Fifth Avenue, New York. For that matter, neither can the Bishop of New York. St. Thomas is a self-governing parish, and the rector, wardens, and vestry would make that decision. There might have been some conversation between the Bishop of Tennessee and the Bishop of New York which led to a suggestion by the Bishop of New York to the Rector of St. Thomas to consider Fr. Spurlock for a vacant position. But the decision was made at St. Thomas and was not as clear-cut as it was shown in the movie.
jimjoachim-54265
saw this movie this morning thought provoking entertaining as a Christian makes me think what can I do for others highly recommend caused me to focus on GOD and serving others great music based on true story this is the focus of faith with different cultures blending & serving GOD & others
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